Initially put off by the manic tempo of this Russia Today presenter, that response was soon replaced by appreciation of his comic brilliance and, more importantly, the truth of what this American social commentator is saying. See for yourself in … Read More »
this post also features in offguardian I’m worried about George. An admirer of many years standing of his excellent columns charting what John Smith’s even more excellent Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century refers to as “capitalism’s destruction of nature”, I’m … Read More »
Steel City Scribblings coverage of Yemen has been sparse but this excellent piece by Media Lens – so excellent we’ve nicked its opening lines for our masthead – appeared today. The truth of corporate journalism, and the great irony of … Read More »
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man! We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. Bishop Latimer: October 16, 1555. On this day five … Read More »
LPA – long post alert! This needs an hour, maybe two. This is a busy October. It’s five hundred years to the month since an exasperated preacher and professor in theology nailed his ‘grievances’, a summation of ninety-five theses written … Read More »
This post also features on Renegade Inc With single voice, mainstream media trash Maduro for election theft and tanking the economy. As with Syria and North Korea, many buy such poppycock. This despite the fact leaders in the global south … Read More »
Good article today by Ricardo Vaz. Writing in CounterPunch, Vaz shows how poorly informed we are by Guardian, BBC, Washington Post and NYT. Actually, ‘poorly informed’ is misleading, implying as it does mere incompetence and ignorance when, as Vaz’s title … Read More »
Some say the Devil’s signature achievement lies in convincing us he doesn’t exist. Substitute more secular terms – ruling class, say, or imperialism – and the wisdom of those words is far reaching. As is that of a further tweak: … Read More »
… read this. Aidan O’Brien, a Dublin hospital worker, writing today in CounterPunch. It’s not the most elegant prose. It overuses inverted commas and Aidan can for sure expect a visit from the apostrophe taliban, but his words have a … Read More »